Maryland Property Dispositions |
6 Months Ended |
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Apr. 30, 2025 | |
Maryland Property Dispositions [Abstract] | |
Maryland property dispositions | Note 7 – Maryland property dispositions:
On November 22, 2021, certain affiliates (the “Maryland Sellers”) of FREIT entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Maryland Purchase and Sale Agreement”) with MCB Acquisition Company, LLC (the “Maryland Purchaser”), a third party, pursuant to which the Maryland Sellers agreed to sell three properties to the Maryland Purchaser. The properties consisted of retail and office space and a residential apartment community owned by Grande Rotunda, LLC (the “Rotunda Property”), a shopping center owned by Damascus Centre, LLC (the “Damascus Property”), and a shopping center owned by WestFREIT Corp. (the “Westridge Square Property”). FREIT owns 100% of its subsidiary, WestFREIT Corp. (“WestFREIT”), a 60% interest in Grande Rotunda, LLC (“Grande Rotunda”), the joint venture that owned the Rotunda Property, and a 70% interest in Damascus Centre, LLC (“Damascus Centre”), the joint venture that owned the Damascus Property.
The sale of the Maryland Properties having a total net book value of $172.3 million (as adjusted) was consummated by the Maryland Sellers and the Maryland Purchaser for a purchase price of $248,750,269, after giving effect to the $15,526,731 escrow deposit (the “Maryland Purchaser Escrow Payment”). This sale resulted in net proceeds of approximately $58.7 million, after payment of related mortgage debt in the amount of $155.8 million and the corresponding swap breakage fees of approximately $213,000 related to the early termination of the interest rate swap contracts on the Damascus Property loan, payment of loans (including interest) to each of the equity owners in Grande Rotunda in the amount of approximately $31 million and certain transactional expenses and transfer taxes including brokerage fees due to Hekemian & Co. of approximately $6.4 million (see Note 8 for additional details). As of April 30, 2025, approximately $7,087,000 of the Maryland Purchaser Escrow Payment has been released from escrow to the Maryland Sellers with no remaining funds held in post-closing escrow for rents anticipated to be released. The escrow and related gain on sale were reduced by approximately $171,000 and $92,000 for the six and three months ended April 30, 2024, respectively, due to a change in estimate related to a change in the timing of anticipated rent commencement dates for certain tenants, which reduced the escrowed funds released to Grande Rotunda. The sale of the Maryland Properties resulted in a net gain of approximately $67.4 million (as adjusted) (FREIT’s share is approximately $44.8 million) which includes approximately $7.1 million of proceeds released from funds held in escrow, a write-off of the straight-line rent receivable of approximately $2.9 million and a write-off of unamortized lease commissions of approximately $1.7 million. |